E-scooters & alcohol: what you need to know

Even if the e-scooters seem a bit like a motorized toy, legally they are motor vehicles. The question arises: What are the legal consequences if you get on an e-scooter after drinking alcohol and are „caught“?

As an e-scooter is a motor vehicle, a „drink-drive“ with such a scooter is just as conceivable as on a scooter or with a car. Therefore, driving an e-scooter on the road under the influence of alcohol can have similar (criminal) legal consequences to driving under the influence of alcohol:

If you exceed the limit for absolute unfitness to drive for motor vehicles and are „caught“ with 1.1 per mille or more on an e-scooter, you may be liable to prosecution for „drunk driving“. The consequence is usually a fine, but your driving license may also be revoked and you may not be allowed to drive again.

But even lower blood alcohol levels can have unpleasant legal consequences for the driver of an e-scooter. From 0.5 per mille, the driver commits an administrative offense: there is a fine of up to EUR 500, one point „in Flensburg“ and a one-month driving ban for first-time offenders.

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